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Committee advances bill requiring 120-day notice before contracting out bargaining-unit work
Summary
AB 339 would require local governments to notify unions 120 days before issuing an RFP/RFQ to contract out bargaining-unit work; sponsors say it enforces existing obligations, local governments say it would undermine flexibility and create burdens.
AB 339, a measure that would require local governments to provide affected employee unions with 120 days' notice before initiating a procurement to contract out bargaining-unit work, was advanced by the Assembly Committee on Public Employment and Retirement.
Presenters and union advocates told the committee the bill implements existing obligations under the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act (MMBA) by establishing a reasonable notice period to give meaningful time for meet-and-confer…
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